Myanmar nationals stranded in Japan and Singapore because of the suspension of commercial flights returned home by relief flights yesterday.

Myanmar Embassy in Tokyo arranged the relief flight of All Nippon Airway to repatriate the Myanmar citizens from Japan. The flight landed at Yangon International Airport in the evening.

Myanmar Embassy in Singapore also organized the 32nd relief flight of Myanmar National Airways to bring back Myanmar citizens stranded in the city state. The flight landed at the Yangon International Airport in the late evening.

The Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population, the Ministry of Health and Sports and the Yangon Region government provided them with proper medical tests and arranged 7-day quarantine at specific places or designated hotels, followed by the 7-day home quarantine.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been working with Myanmar embassies in foreign countries and local ministries concerned to bring back citizens stranded abroad due to the suspension of international commercial flights, in accordance with the guidance of the National-Level Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment of COVID-19.

MNA

(Translated by Kyaw Zin Tun)

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